Live Accordion

From the link: "This final rule implements section 212 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 by changing the compliance date for the international Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for diagnosis coding, including the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) for inpatient hospital procedure coding, including the Official ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, from October 1, 2014 to October 1, 2015. It also requires the continued use of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, Volumes 1 and 2 (diagnoses), and 3 (procedures) (ICD-9-CM), including the Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, through September 30, 2015."

Important Information:
Effective October 1, 2015, all providers are required under HIPAA to use and bill ICD-10 format codes. For dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, claims submitted with an ICD-9 code will be denied.

ICD-10 Training

ICD-10: A Quick Course for Non-CodersPresented by author/ICD-10 expert Gail I. Smith, MA, RHIA, CCS-P. Designed for healthcare professionals who are not coders but who will use and depend on the data from the new coding system.